Ten Days' Wonder (film)
Ten Days' Wonder (French: La Décade prodigieuse) is a 1971 French murder-mystery film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Michel Piccoli, Anthony Perkins, and Orson Welles. It is based on the novel Ten Days' Wonder by Ellery Queen.
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 A poster with the film's English title: Ten Days' Wonder | |
| Directed by | Claude Chabrol |
| Produced by | André Génovès |
| Written by | Paul Gégauff Eugène Archer Paul Gardner (writer) Ellery Queen (novel) |
| Starring | Michel Piccoli Anthony Perkins Orson Welles |
| Music by | Pierre Jansen |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier |
| Edited by | Jacques Gaillard |
| Distributed by | Parafrance Films |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5,323,830[1] |
It follows the same story of the novel with the exception of detective Ellery Queen being changed to Paul Regis (Michel Piccoli). It was the fourth film that Welles and Perkins appeared in together since The Trial in 1962.
Cast
- Anthony Perkins as Charles Van Horn
- Michel Piccoli as Paul Regis
- Marlène Jobert as Helene Van Horn
- Orson Welles as Theo Van Horn
- Tsilla Chelton as Theo's mother
- Guido Alberti as Ludovic
- Ermanno Casanova as One-Eyed Old Man
- Mathilde Ceccarelli as Receptionist
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References
- "La Décade prodigieuse (1971) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
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